Oracle Finance Platform Lead

Bristol – Hybrid Working 3 days per week onsite

Up to £80,000 + benefits

Fantastic new permanent opportunity for an experienced Oracle Finance Platform Lead for this market leading company based in Bristol.

As the Finance Platform Lead you will provide technical leadership, guidance, and expertise in the development, implementation, and optimisation of their Finance Platforms (predominantly Oracle EBS). This role ensures that the platform aligns with business objectives, is efficient, well run, and is equipped with the latest features and functionalities to support the Finance, Operational and Central teams.

You will own the Finance (Oracle EBS) Platform vision, strategy and roadmap ensuring communication and buy-in from the wider business. You will have a real passion for their users, understanding the importance of using insights about how our users engage with our platforms and products to drive continuous improvement and innovation.

Leading a team of c8 Finance Analysts, you will be passionate about people and about creating a supportive and high-performing environment to help develop and motivate a team towards a shared purpose and outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and grow a high performing team with the skills to deliver digital-enabled value through their current and future Finance platforms (primarily Oracle EBS). Empower a team to make decisions, creating phycological safety for them to develop, test and learn at speed.
• Work closely with the business to set Finance platform strategy, priorities, manage dependencies and maintain alignment with business outcomes.
• Establish and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver large scale changes and continuous improvement (small change) through the entire development lifecycle, measuring the impact on both user experience and business outcomes.
• Accountable for in-life platform performance, defining and reporting on the success.
• Provide expertise and team leadership in managing end-user support; creating robust business processes and system documentation; diagnosing and fixing system issues; managing UAT; and ensuring Audit compliance of the platform.
• Set and align team priorities with our overall Digital, IT and Business Strategy and OKRs.
• Build partnerships with their Platform Partners (i.e. Oracle) ensuring a two-way learning process, driving optimal value from those relationships.
• Keep up to date with emerging finance technologies and market trends, feeding these back into the team and business.

Skills Required:

• Proven experience within a similar Finance Platform Lead position.
• Significant experience and results in building and coaching high-performing, collaborative and fulfilled teams.
• Experience with Oracle Systems, Modules, including Finance, P2P, and Workflow.
• Proficient in providing support and analysis for Oracle EBS R12; preferably familiar with using a call logging system.
• Technical understanding of Oracle Databases and development tools.
• Familiar with UAT processes
• Previous successful delivery and measurement of innovation and continuous improvements across Platforms / Products.
• Track record of managing complex technology projects from design to build, test, implementation and measurement.
• Has built strong relationships with third-party SaaS supplier creating and driving a collaborative, high performance results.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with the ability to quickly gain the confidence of the business and team members.
• Ability to understand and use data to drive decisions and prove or dis-prove hypothesis.
• Understanding of complex business problems to apply technology and the “art of the possible” to solving these problems for the business and their customers.
• Proven ability to respond to and prioritise changing demands effectively.
• Strong business instinct and judgement, with a desire to challenge the status quo.

For any further queries regarding the role, please contact Danny Palmer at danny.palmer@sandersonplc.com

My client is looking for an Administrator to support their dynamic HR team. You’ll play a key role in delivering a seamless employee experience, while also ensuring the smooth running of daily HR operations.

This is a permanent role paying up to £30,000 per annum. There is an opportunity to grow with the organisation and interact with other areas of the business.

You will be required to go into the office 4 days per week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and manage the on-boarding process for new hires, including preparing contracts and welcome packs

• Maintain and update employee records and HR databases with accuracy and confidentiality

• Support the recruitment process by scheduling interviews and liaising with candidates

• Act as the first point of contact for HR-related queries from employees and managers

• Assist with organising training sessions and internal HR events

• Support wider HR projects and initiatives as needed

• General administrative duties

If you are readily available for a new permanent role, apply online and I will be in touch.

2nd Line WAN Engineer

Birmingham – on site

4 on 4 off, 50% night shifts

Salary to £39,000 (inclusive of a £4,000 shift allowance)

Must be eligible for SC clearance

Sanderson Government and Defence are working with one of the most well known names in the defence industry to bring in a Second Line WAN Engineer to their shift based support team.

The role would suit someone with the following experience:

• Either extensive first line or some second line experience involving network support
• An understanding of WAN connectivity, and the willingness to learn Cisco SDWAN (current knowledge ideal)
• Ideally some experience in a shift based role including night shifts

Other requirements are as follows:

• Eligibility for high level government clearance
• Ability to commute to the site near to Birmingham Airport (likely would require your own transport unless you are very local to the site)
• Willingness to learn – this role will inevitably be a bit of a learning curve for someone from a broader IT background

Senior Commercial Manager (Life Insurance)

Edinburgh (Ideally a few times a week in the office but open to candidates further afield)

£70k – £90k

We’re on the lookout for a passionate, forward-thinking Senior Commercial Manager who thrives on ownership and innovation. You’ll be the go-to expert for all things Life Insurance – from product development to P&L ownership, trading, reporting and performance. You’ll lead the commercial delivery of the product, build and manage the relationship with our underwriter partner, and drive long-term success for a brand-new proposition.

You’ll be the expert voice in a small but mighty cross-functional team across Propositions, Marketing, Finance, and Risk – most of whom don’t have Life Insurance backgrounds. That means you’ll be a motivator, a teacher, and a collaborator, bringing others along the journey while shaping the product from the ground up.

What you will bring:

• A genuine passion for insurance and a strong grasp of the protection space.
• Ideally, experience in Life Insurance, but we’d love to hear from you if your background includes Critical Illness, Income Protection, or Home Insurance.
• A commercial brain – someone confident managing P&L, setting budgets, and analysing trading performance.
• Experience working with external partners – especially underwriters – and managing contract delivery and governance.
• A natural leader who can inspire non-specialists, build bridges, and drive collaboration with warmth and confidence.
• Strategic thinking – with the ability to go from insight to action and deliver real value to customers.

This is more than just another commercial manager job. It’s your chance to launch something brand new, with the backing of a major brand, and build the role into what you want it to be.

If you’re driven, collaborative, and ready for your next big challenge – we’d love to hear from you.

Reporting & Analytics Engineer (Power BI)

Bristol, Hybrid working (2 days a week onsite)

Salary: £43,000 – £47,000

Sanderson are partnered with an award-winning professional service, who are currently looking for a number of Reporting & Analytics Engineers to join their Information Management Team in central Bristol.

Reporting & Analytics Engineer Responsibilities Include:

• Leveraging data models to identify key business data, understand relationships, and align with desired outcomes.
• Collaborating closely with stakeholders to gather requirements and generate innovative ideas, ensuring BI solutions drive efficiency, enhance decision-making, and streamline operations.
• Providing expert support to resolve issues related to BI tools, services, and data.
• Actively overseeing BI processes to ensure seamless data refreshes, report generation, and operational flow.
• Troubleshooting and resolving errors in scheduled jobs, address data discrepancies, and escalate issues for deeper investigation and permanent fixes when needed.

Reporting & Analytics Engineer Skills and Experience Required:

• Expertise in Power BI, including dashboard creation and reporting.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and DAX.
• Experience with data warehousing, including data manipulation for reports and defining user stories.
• Experience with Azure DevOps for seamless project collaboration.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills to drive successful outcomes.

This role is available on a full-time, permanent basis, offering a starting salary of £43,000 – £47,000 and a flexible hybrid model.

M365 & Azure Engineer
Location: Hybrid – Exeter & Home-Based
Salary: £65,000 – £75,000
Clearance Required: SC

We are seeking a highly experienced M365 & Azure Engineer to support the growth of our services and deliver high-value solutions to our clients. The ideal candidate will have expert-level knowledge in designing, configuring, and automating Microsoft 365 and Azure environments, with a strong focus on security, particularly the Microsoft Defender suite.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain M365 and Azure-based services

• Automate tenant configuration and ongoing maintenance

• Develop secure solutions using DevSecOps principles

• Produce design documentation, policies, and technical artefacts

• Provide consultancy and support to customers

Essential Skills:

• Expert knowledge of M365 and Azure

• Strong understanding of M365/Azure security architecture

• Experience with Intune and Windows Server

• Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., Terraform, PowerShell, Ansible)

• Excellent documentation and stakeholder engagement skills

Desirable Experience:

• Service desk software, VMware/VDI, SQL Server, Linux

• Networking (Cisco/HP), Fortinet/Cisco firewalls, SANs

• AWS architecture, CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps

• Relevant certifications (CISSP, CCNA/CCNP)

IT Security Engineer

Glasgow – Hybrid working 3 days per week in the office

£60,000 – £65,000 + benefits

Fantastic new permanent opportunity for an experienced IT Security Engineer with a broad background within IT Infrastructure, Security Engineering and Operations for this specialist technology business based in Glasgow.

As a specialist IT Security Engineer, you will work as part of their DevSecOps team based in Glasgow. The role will involve working closely with the wider technology teams to enhance their cyber maturity. Furthermore, it provides the opportunity to contribute towards the implementation and management of various security technologies.

Main responsibilities:

• Analysing security events and incidents relating to internal and customer assets.
• Designing and developing SIEM security use cases.
• Designing and implementing security controls and secure configurations.
• Maintaining proactive vulnerability scanning ensuring that all known vulnerabilities are addressed in line with policy.
• Collaborating with development teams to implement secure development practices.
• Configuring and maintaining security tooling across the infrastructure.
• Collaborating on maturing security incident management processes and playbooks.
• Collaborating with third-party led security tests, assessments and audits of our information security information security policies, procedures, and systems.
• Identifying, assessing, managing, remediating, and tracking information security risks through our risk management framework and ensuring key risks are reported to the CISO.
• Performing regular internal security audits aligned to ISO/IEC 27001 and SOC2 controls.
• Developing our security awareness training programme aligned with internal security policies.
• Comfortable engaging with customers and internal stakeholders to discuss security related matters.

Skills Required:

• Proven hands-on experience as a Security Engineer or similar working with tools such as SIEM, vulnerability management, endpoint detection & response (EDR), applications security, identity, and access management, etc.
• Ability to work in a small high performing team, collaborating with other technical resources whilst aligning to the security strategy.
• A security engineer with experience of learning, adapting and utilising different security technologies, including but not limited to private and cloud infrastructure.
• Technical knowledge and experience with SIEM, SOAR, IDPS, DDoS, Malware Protection, Vulnerability Management, and Application Security tooling, etc.
• Knowledge of Information Security frameworks (CIS, NIST, NCSC CAF), supporting processes and toolsets.
• Ability to breakdown and solve complex problems across multiple domains and successfully lead the recovery of major and / or complex security incidents.
• Knowledge and experience of threat hunting and problem-solving through reviewing logs and identifying anomalous activities.

For any further queries regarding the role, please contact Danny Palmer at danny.palmer@sandersonplc.com

Audit and Assurance Specialist
Location: Hybrid Remote, with 1-3 days per month being spent in your local office (UK based)
Salary: £45,000 – £55,000

Are you a risk-savvy professional with a passion for improving governance and control environments? We’re looking for an experienced Audit and Assurance Specialist to join our client’s team on a permanent basis, supporting Financial Services clients in delivering robust, independent oversight.

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave (plus option to buy more)
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Generous pension scheme
• Flexible benefits fund to tailor perks to you

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct independent assessments on compliance with Article 28 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), reviewing processes managed jointly by the UK Legal Director and Data Protection Officer to ensure Data Processor responsibilities are being upheld.
• Provide independent assurance to senior leadership that Risk & Assurance objectives are being achieved within a robust and well-controlled environment, acting as a trusted advisor while maintaining objectivity and independence.
• Provide assurance over the design and effectiveness of the Risk Management Framework, including alignment with regulatory expectations and best practices in compliance and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) processes.
• Perform assurance reviews on policy design and implementation across critical risk areas such as conflicts of interest, financial crime, whistleblowing, and compliance risk, ensuring frameworks remain current and effective.
• Test the effectiveness of compliance, risk, fraud detection, and conduct screening procedures, identifying control weaknesses and recommending enhancements to mitigate risk exposure and potential financial losses.
• Lead independent risk-based audits and thematic reviews to assess the adequacy of controls across strategic, regulatory, financial, operational, and reputational risk areas, with a focus on identifying emerging risks and control gaps.
• Take ownership for the independent monitoring of audit action plans, assessing the timeliness, quality, and effectiveness of management’s responses and remediation efforts against internal and external audit recommendations.
• Deliver independent insights and recommendations to senior leadership on governance, compliance, and control effectiveness, supporting the business in meeting its objectives while maintaining integrity and accountability.
• Support head of department in participation of internal risk and compliance committees from a third-line perspective, providing challenge, assurance, and guidance on key matters arising across the control environment.
• Produce and deliver high-quality assurance reporting and management information relating to governance, risk, compliance, fraud, and operational integrity to executive stakeholders and other relevant parties.

What We’re Looking For:

• 3-5 years’ experience in internal audit, risk or compliance (FS/regulatory environments preferred)
• Strong working knowledge of FCA Handbook, SYSC, AML, PRIN, FCA Conduct Rules, Consumer Duty & BCOBS

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present findings clearly and credibly to senior leadership and clients.
• Skilled in building strong relationships, while remaining independent, objective, and credible.
• Sound knowledge of AML, financial crime, and control environments, and a strong advocate for risk-aware behaviours.
• Familiarity with data analytics and the ability to underpin findings with insight-driven recommendations. High levels of integrity and ethical standards, ensuring transparency and fairness in all areas of the role. Resilience and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving and agile working environment.

Desirable:

• Experience in project or programme assurance, particularly around regulatory change or transformation.
• Comfort using data tools to identify risk or analyse trends, enabling more intelligent audit planning.
• Exposure to the Three Lines of Defence model, with a practical understanding of control design and testing.
• Working towards or holding relevant professional qualifications (e.g. CllA, ISO Auditor, ICA Cert in Compliance/Risk).

Take your next step as an Audit and Assurance Specialist-make an impact where integrity meets innovation. Apply now!

Overview:

We’re looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Facilities Administrator to support the Head of Facilities and wider team. In this dynamic and fast-paced role, you’ll help ensure the smooth running of Real Estate and Facilities services across the business. Your strong organisational skills, positive attitude, and ability to multitask will be key in maintaining high service standards, compliance, and operational efficiency. This is a great opportunity to build your career within a supportive and people-focused environment.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Managing the Facilities Helpdesk, including issue tracking and monthly reporting

• Monitoring site access control, supporting security audits, and escalating issues where needed

• Coordinating with Health & Safety teams and maintaining accurate records

• Reconciling Real Estate & Facilities costs and resolving supplier disputes

• Overseeing desk space planning and moves at the Peterborough site

• Collating monthly occupancy reports across all offices

• Managing parking permits and locker allocations

• Administering building change control requests and approvals

• Organising internal events, such as the annual Remembrance ceremony

• Drafting internal communications and supporting year-end holiday carry forward

• Carrying out general admin tasks including travel bookings, diary coordination, agendas, and minutes

• Identifying opportunities for process improvements and cost savings

• Supporting with other ad-hoc tasks as needed

What We’re Looking For:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Outlook, Excel, and Word

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail

• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently

• Experience with diary management and travel bookings

• Ability to prepare meeting agendas and take minutes

• At least 3 years of experience in a Facilities or Estates environment, ideally in a professional or financial services setting

• A good level of education, including GCSEs in Maths and English (or equivalent)

What’s on Offer:

• 31 days of annual leave including bank holidays

• Eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus

• Career development opportunities within a growing organisation

• Access to an online discount platform for a wide range of goods and services

• Cycle to Work Scheme & interest-free season ticket loans

• Comprehensive wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme

• Flexible leave policies such as Carer’s Leave, Foster Leave, and Retirement Leave

• A contributory pension scheme with matched contributions up to 6%, group life assurance, and income protection

Accessibility:
If you require any support or adjustments during the recruitment process due to health, disability, or any other reason, please let us know.

Ready to take the next step in your career? Apply today and join a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

IT Systems Engineer

Salary to £50,000/annum

Hereford – on site

No clearance required to apply, however must be eligible for DV

Sanderson Government and Defence have recently partnered with a software development SME based in Hereford who are currently on the look out for a Systems Engineer to join their small team working primarily on the internal IT estate.

As this is a small environment, a can do attitude, an ability to find your own solutions and a willingness to muck in where required get’s you an awful long way, however there are some technical specifics that would help your case:

• Ground up server build experience in either Windows or Linux (both would be ideal)
• Virtualisation (the client uses VMWare, but other transferable experience is fine)
• Networking (TCP/IP, Cisco kit etc)

The server build (not just support) really is key, but outside of that if you’ve got the right mindset and background then I’d be keen to speak to you.